2000 International Building Code - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy

Course Outline

Learning Objective

At the conclusion of this course, the student will understand the special design requirements for:

• Covered mall buildings;
• High-rise buildings;
• Atriums;
• Underground buildings;
• Motor-vehicle-related occupancies
• Hospitals and nursing homes;
• Detention and correctional facilities;
• Motion picture projection rooms;
• Stages and platforms;
• Special amusement buildings;
• Aircraft-related occupancies;
• Combustible storage; and
• Hazardous material related occupancies.

Course Introduction

The International Code Council (ICC) was founded in 1994 as a nonprofit organization dedicated to developing a single set of comprehensive and coordinated national model construction codes. The founders of the ICC are Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc. (BOCA), International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO), and Southern Building Code Congress International, Inc. (SBCCI).

The first draft of International Building Code was prepared in 1997. The first edition of International Building Code (IBC 2000) was officially published in March 2000 following several public hearings in 1998 and 1999 and a public comment forum in 1997. As of October 2004, forty-four states have adopted IBC 2000.

Course Content

As practicing engineers, we welcome the efforts of the existing code organizations to produce a single set of codes. The purpose of this course is to help engineers and architects get familiar with the special design provisions based on use and occupancy in IBC 2000. In this course, you are required to study Chapter 4 (excluding Section 415.9) of International Building Code 2000 (28 pages). If you or your office do not have this publication, you may order a copy from the Online Store of ICBO.

Chapter 4 of IBC 2000 covers special design requirements for malls, high-rise and underground buildings, parking garages, hospitals, heliports, theaters, and control rooms/areas containing combustible and hazardous materials. There special requirements are related to, among other things,

1. fire resistance rating,
2. means of egress,
3. minimum clear heights,
4. adequate ventilation,
5. lighting control,
6. emergency voice/alarm communication system,
7. fire detection and prevention, and
8. fire command center.

It is very important for engineers to understand these special requirements so that they can work effectively with architects.

The following contains the outline of Chapter 4 of IBC 2000:

Chapter 4 - Special Detailed Requirements Based on Use and Occupancy

Table of Contents

Section 401 - Scope
Section 402 - Covered Mall Buildings
Section 403 - High-Rise Buildings
Section 404 - Atriums
Section 405 - Underground Buildings
Section 406 - Motor-Vehicle-Related Occupancies
Section 407 - Group I-2
Section 408 - Group I-3
Section 409 - Motion Picture Projection Rooms
Section 410 - Stages and Platforms

Section 411 - Special Amusement Buildings
Section 412 - Aircraft-Related Occupancies
Section 413 - Combustible Storage
Section 414 - Hazardous Materials
Section 415 - Groups H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4 and H-5 (Section 415.9 not included in this course)
Section 416 - Application of Flammable Finishes
Section 417 - Drying Rooms
Section 418 - Organic Coatings

Course Summary

To protect the safety and welfare of the public, all engineers must get familiar with the latest building code requirements. This course and its quiz questions highlight the important special requirements based on use and occupancy in IBC 2000.

Related Links

Building Code of the City of New York
Policy on Occupancy Groups according to 1994 Uniform Building Code
Building Code Analysis Sheet for New Buildings, Additions and Change of Occupancy (a PDF file)
ebuildingcodes.com

Once you finish studying the above course content, you need to take a quiz to obtain the PDH credits.